saddle bag
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saddle bag
Culture
Baluchi people
Creation date
mid 19th century
Materials
wool
Dimensions
30 x 65 in. | 76.2 x 165.1 cm.
Credit line
Colonel Jeff W. Boucher Collection
Accession number
1996.76
Collection
Not Currently On View
Khorjins, or double donkey saddle bags, are made in many sizes. The bags in this collection have pile-woven faces with a flat (kilim) woven back. When in use, they are thrown over the back of a pack animal with a half to either side.
Colonol Jeff W. Boucher, Alexandria, Virginia; given to Indianapolis Museum of Art (1996).
